Re: [Dev-C++] Trouble compiling winsock programs.

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your prompt responses!
>
> I should have mentioned in my earlier that I did try adding the -lwsock32
> option to the linker command line.I tried it once again though and the
> result was the same as before.The undefined reference error to WSAStartup
> error still shows up.

Try linking in the WinSock2 lib, as Charles mentioned.

> Also I would like to run this a stand alone  file (not a project). Any
> suggestions?

For this, you might want to use the command-line/make, or else, specify in
compiler options that you want the WinSock lib to be linked with all your
programs. Remove it once you're done with this project. Bit of a hassle.
Command-line would be better.

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